Douglas M. Orr, Jr. recounts his experiences as the administrative assistant to Chancellor Dean Colvard at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the late 1960s. He discusses Stokely Carmichael's speech in 1968 and the on-campus tension surrounding the event. Dr. Orr also discusses the protests organized by black students in February 1969, which culminated in an uncomfortable encounter with Ben Chavis and the other protesters in the chancellor's office when they came to deliver their 'Ten Demands' to Colvard. Other topics discussed include his research report to Colvard which permitted students to fly the black flag at subsequent protests, and how the administration allowed the Black National Anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) to be sung before the National Anthem at a school basketball game.